Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions

Jan 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Wednesday:

** Struggling Japanese TV-maker Sharp Corp is in
the final stages of talks with Lenovo Group Ltd to
form a television operations partnership in China, the Nikkei
reported.

** Debt-laden Telecom Italia has failed to attract
improved bids for its majority stake in unprofitable Telecom
Italia Media TV unit, sources close to the matter said
on Wednesday, raising the prospect of a sale not going ahead.

** Beverage carbonation company NuCO2 Inc is exploring a
sale and hopes to bring in more than $1 billion, three people
familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.